Idaho Falls Ski Club Jan 2015
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Pomerelle Post Trip Report For those who did not make our first Pomerelle trip, we regretfully tell you, “You should have been there.” It was fabulous. We were greeted by 4 inches of fresh powder that had fallen over night, and another inch or two accumulated while we were there. At the end of the day we were still cutting untracked snow. We plan two trips to Pomerelle each year. Don’t miss out on our second trip scheduled for Saturday, February 28th. Thanks to the club subsidy and a great rate from Pomerelle, these are our least expensive trips; only $15 for adults and $10 for juniors. That price includes both a lift ticket and a 1 hour lesson. See the full description of the trip on our web site. Photo by Frank Biggins Pomerelle ski area 2 Updates: Peggy Hinman, President On behalf of the Idaho Falls Ski Club board, I invite you to make 2015 your best winter ever! As a member of the Ski Club, you can find many ways to enjoy the snow and sights of winter. Take a trip - experience Teton Village, Mount Bachelor, Big Sky, Sun Valley, Yellowstone Park, and more. Stay overnight or take a break at the warming huts at Kelly Canyon Nordic Area. Learn a new sport. Did you know that our Targhee Instructionals offer lessons in telemark, nordic, boarding and alpine sports? Get the kids out. The Targhee Instructionals are also a great way for kids to learn. Get discounts for Grand Targhee and Teton Village. Use your Ski Club membership benefits to fuel your adventures. Check out the great benefits and discounts from area merchants on our website. If you have not joined the Idaho Falls Ski Club yet this season, you can sign up on-line or at Idaho Mountain Trading and Play It Again Sports. Best wishes to all for the New Year, and we will see you out there! Nordic area report: The Idaho Falls Ski Club is pleased to announce we have an agreement with the Forest Service to maintain the warming huts at the Kelly Canyon Nordic Area. The Ski Club will also help with some of the trail maintenance and to provide maps. This season, grooming of the main access roads will be provided by Kelly Canyon Resort, with help from the Forest Service as needed. Kelly Canyon Resort also provides parking 7 days a week for nordic skiers and snowshoers for a fee. The parking lots and lodge at Kelly Canyon are private property, and we appreciate their work to make the trails easily accessible to all users. Contact Neil Brown with Kelly Canyon Ski Resort at 538-6251 for information concerning parking. All huts and trails are open to the general public, and the Kelly Mountain hut can be reserved for over night stays by contacting Aaron Cary at (509) 389-1542 or email at [email protected] Setting up the Huts 3 Beneath those beautiful white slopes lurk the avalanche dragons. The threat of those dragons is very real, but it is a myth that they strike without warning. True, these beasts are not fully predictable, but usually there are clues when they are lying in wait to strike. Do you know the clues to look for? If you play outside of resort boundaries, you owe it to yourself to learn about these ruthless killers. Wray and Lani Landon graciously organize two events each year to equip people for assessing avalanche dangers. The first is the Avalanche Awareness Night, an evening presentation offered in early December that introduces avalanche fundamentals and discusses back-country decision basics. This event is free to the public and has tremendous support from the local vendors listed below who provide over $4000 worth of prizes for the evening. Please thank Landon’s and the vendors for the gifts and their interest in avalanche safety. The second event is formal Avalanche training, and alternates yearly between either a 24 hour Level 1 training course, or a shortened Level 1 refresher course. This year is the refresher, and the class schedule for January 22nd and 24th is nearly full. If you are interested, contact Landon’s at 525-5277. Both the Avalanche Awareness and Level 1 training are taught by the American Avalanche Winner of the Big Sky lodging and lift tickets, Greg Weatherby with host Lani Landon Institute. Alpine Trips 4 GRAND TARGHEE $80 king fireplace room - double 1 day Alpine & 1 day Nordic, $100 INSTRUCTIONALS occupancy ($40/pp day)* Children 10 and under: #2 Jan. 31st- Feb. 1st (Sat, Sun) $75 large fireplace room – quad $30 with paying adult #3 March 7th- 8th (Sat, Sun) occupancy ($18.75 pp day)* Lodging at, Lone Mountain Coordinator: Moira Solle Ranch 2380 Rendezvous, AVALANCHE TRAINING Single occupancy: Idaho Falls, ID 83402 LEVEL I REFRESHER 2 days Nordic, $735 (208) 524-6323, [email protected] January 22nd (Thru) classroom Double occupancy: Reservation deadlines: Session, 6-9pm @ 2 days Nordic, $393 #2 January 26th (Mon) Idaho Mountain Trading Triple occupancy: #3 March 2nd (Mon) Plus January 24th (Sat) Teton Pass 2 days Nordic, $335 Cost: Coordinators: $11 per adult lesson (15 & older) Wray and Lani Landon POWDERMOUNTAIN/ $6 per junior lesson (4 to 14 years 3236 Tipperary Lane SNOWBASIN WEEKEND old) Idaho Falls, ID 83404 February 20th – 22nd (Fri-Sat) Lesson costs double for 208-525-5277 [email protected] Coordinators: reservations made after the Reservation Deadline: Don & Debbie Rasch deadline ($22/adult lesson; Until class is filled, limited to six. 573 W Pleasant St. $12/junior lesson). Cost: $140.00 Idaho Falls, ID 83401 (208)529-5880, [email protected] POMERELLE BIG SKY/MOONLIGHT BASIN Reservation Deadline: INSTRUCTIONALS Alpine January 23rd (Fri) #2 February 28th (Sat) LONE MOUNTAIN RANCH Cost: Adult = A, Senior 65+ = S, Coordinator: Kevin Skinner Nordic Youth (7-15) = Y 9325 N 55 E, Idaho Falls, ID 83401 February 6th-8th (Fri-Sun) Single: $345.00 A, $335.00 S, 521-9636 after 7pm, Coordinator: Leslie Roberts $315.00 Y [email protected] 140 E. 97th N. Double: $261.00 A, $251.00 S, Reservation deadline: Idaho Falls, ID 83401 $221.00 Y #2 February 23rd (Mon) (208) 520-6106, Triple: $233.00 A, $223.00 S, Cost: [email protected] $209.00 Y $15 per adult member Reservation Deadline: Quad: $219.00 A, $209.00 S, $10 per junior member January 2nd (Sat); or until space $189.00 Y Price includes both the lesson and a fills. Penta: $211.00 A, $201.00 S, lift ticket. Cost: (per person basis) $181.00 Y Lodging at Big Sky, Huntley Six: $205.00 A, $195.00 S, JACKSON HOLE WEEKEND Lodge $175.00 Y January 16th & 17th (Fri & Sat) Single occupancy: 2 days Alpine, (All pricing is per person based on Coordinators: $535, or number of people in each room and Glen and Barb Hayes 1day Alpine & 1 day Nordic, $480 includes lift tickets.) 2285 Balboa Dr. Idaho Falls, ID Double occupancy: 83404 2 days Alpine, $375, or (208) 523-6839, [email protected] MT. BACHELOR, Bend Oregon 1 day Alpine & 1 day Nordic, $325 Reservation Deadline: March 22nd-28th (Sun-Sat) Triple occupancy: January 5th (Mon) Spring Break! 2 days Alpine, $325, or Cost: Coordinators: 1 day Alpine & 1 day Nordic, $270 $59 single occupancy/per day Gail Rochelle and Jon Carmack Quad occupancy: $60 double occupancy ($30/pp day) 2335 Tasman Ave., 2 days Alpine, $295, or $60 triple occupancy ($20/pp day) Idaho Falls, ID 83404 1 day Alpine & 1 day Nordic, $245 $60 quad occupancy ($15/pp day) [email protected] Children 11-15: Reservation deadline: 2 days Alpine, $150, or January 15th (Thur) Alpine Trips/Nordic Trips 5 Full payment due January 31st (Sat) ANNUAL IFSC HUT CHILE Cost: Nordic Trips PARTY $800 per person, double occupancy GRAND TARGHEE February 7, 2015 $600 per person, quad occupancy INSTRUCTIONALS Coordinator: Neil Schafer, 524-4042, #2 Jan. 31st, Feb. 1st (Sat, Sun) This trip is being converted to a car [email protected] #3 March 7th, 8th (Sat, Sun) Reservation Deadline: Feb 1, 2015 pool. Each driver, with a minimum Coordinator: Moira Solle of two members per vehicle, will 2380 Rendezvous, YELLOWSTONE OLD FAITHFUL receive a $75.00 subsidy to cover Idaho Falls, ID 83402 February 19 – February 22, 2015 gas cost. (208) 524-6323, [email protected] Coordinator: Gail Rochelle Reservation deadlines: 2335 Tasman Ave., SUN VALLEY WEEKEND #2 #2 January 26th (Mon) Idaho Falls, ID 83404 March 25th-30th (Wed-Mon) #3 March 2nd (Mon) [email protected] Choose any days during this time Cost: Reservation Deadline: Jan. 6, 2015, frame. $11 per adult lesson (15 years and Space limited, deposit Coordinator: older) due Jan. 10, 2015 $6 per junior lesson (4 to 14 years old) Don & Debbie Rasch Lesson costs double for reservations SUN VALLEY WEEKEND (208)-529-5880, [email protected] made after the deadline ($22/adult th th Reservation deadline: lesson; $12/junior lesson). March 25 -30 (Wed-Mon) February 8th (Sun) Choose any days during this time Cost: (Includes Lift Ticket) JACKSON HOLE WEEKEND frame. Per Person Hotel Package Rates: January 16th & 17th (Fri. & Sat.) Coordinator: Don & Debbie Weekday: Double/single OCC Coordinators: Rasch Room $84.00/$129.00 Glen and Barb Hayes (208)-529-5880, [email protected] Weekend: Double/single OCC 2285 Balboa Dr. Reservation deadline: Room $88.00/$137.00 Idaho Falls, ID 83404 February 8th (Sun) Condo Per Person Rates based on (208) 523-6839, [email protected] Double/Single Occupancy Reservation Deadline: REMOVAL OF KELLY CANYON Deluxe 2 BDRM, $110.25/ $181.50 January 5th (Monday) IFSC WARMING HUTS Deluxe 3 BDRM, $103.37/ $172.00 March, 2015 - Exact date TBD; Based on when Kelly Canyon Resort Standard 2 BDRM, $90.25/$141.50 HARRIMAN PARK TO POND’S closes.